15 Increasing blood flow to the
brain and keeping your brain
active. Our minds are stimulated
by physical activity and social
engagement with family and
community.

If you really want your kids to be
active, be active with them. Research
funded by Alberta Innovates – Health
Solutions found children are less
likely to be overweight when their
parents encourage and join physical
activities, from walking in a park to
building a snow fort.

This study was the first to show
that when parents and children are
active together, kids’ risk of children
obesity drops. Study findings are

The family that walks together

being used in more than 50 APPLE
schools. APPLE stands for the Alberta
Project Promoting Active Living and
Healthy Eating (APPLE) and is the
brainchild of Dr. Paul Veugelers, an
AIHS-funded researcher. APPLE
schools are geared to changing
the way schoolchildren and their
families think and act around food
and activity.